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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "SIMON MORRIS" <ssmorris12@msn.com>
Reply-To: johnsia12@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:54:21 +0000
Subject: ASSISTANCE

INTRODUCTION LETTER :MrJOHN SIA
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED
UK BRANCH
65 CORNHILL, LONDON , EC3V 3NP
EMAIL:johnsia12@yahoo.co.uk

I would not have used this medium (Internet) I choose to
reach you through it because it is the fastest,surest and
most secured medium of communication .However,this
correspondence is unofficial and private,and it should be
treated as such. I also guarantee you that this transaction
is hitch free from all what you may think of.

I am Mr SIMON MORRIS of SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED
(London Branch) I am contacting you based on Trust and
confidentiality that will be attached to this transaction.

The Management and the Legal department of our BANK
(SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED UK) in a recent meeting,
Recommended that the account of WAI-CHING CHUNG, who was
one of my branch depositor, should be declared
Dormant,confisticated and the depositor's fund sent to the
Bank Treasury according to UK Banking and financial law.
he died in world trade centre as a victims of the
september 11,2001.Incident that befall the united state
of america,the bank has made series of efforts to contact
any of the relatives to claim This money but without
sucess, you can confirm

through this site:

http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/victims_list.

htm


Mr WAI-CHING CHUNG is an account holder in my branch, he
owns a dollar account with the sum of US$58.2M (Fifty
Eight Million, two Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars Only) deposited in a Secret account with with my
branch .In fact, since his death, no next of kin of the
Dollar account holder(the brother) nor any relative of
him has show up for the claim this because he has the
account as a secret account thus he left all the documents
for the deposit with me.

This is where I am interested and where I want you to
come in. I want you to come in as the relation of the
deceased, I will give you the relevant documents and
contacts to file the application and then effect the
approvals for the transfer of the money, I will be the one
to provide the vital documents for the claims of the
money and then advise you exactly how we should handle
it.Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address
when replying this mail and I will give you more
information as soon as you indicate your willingness to
assist in this transaction.
We will use our positions to get all internal
documentations to back up the claims.Do not be bothered
that you are not related in any way to him as I am in
position to afix your name as the next of kin.

The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get
the fund
retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.
After the transfer of the money we shall share the
money 60-40.that is I will have 60% while you will have
40%
PLEASE REPLY ONLY ON MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS AS
FOLLOWS:johnsia12@yahoo.co.uk

Yours truly,
Mr JOHN SIA
(London Branch)
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED U


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